Would you sacrifice one person to save five? - Eleanor Nelsen
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Imagine you’re watching a runaway trolley barreling down the tracks, straight towards five workers. You happen to be standing next to a switch that will divert the trolley onto a second track. Here’s the problem: that track has a worker on it, too — but just one. What do you do? Do you sacrifice one person to save five? Eleanor Nelsen details the ethical dilemma that is the trolley problem.
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Define the principle of utilitarianism, and explain how it applies to the trolley problem.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Eleanor Nelsen
- Director Eoin Duffy
- Animator Tyler Morgan, Super Dasil, Mahesh, Hovsepyan Karen, Cooper Custom
- Sound Designer David Kamp
- Associate Producer Jessica Ruby
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Narrator Addison Anderson
